Welcome to the Petäjävesi Old Church!

Opening hours

Opening hours on summer season

From 1st of June to 31st of August: daily 10 am – 6 pm

Exceptional opening hours:
On Midsummer day (21.-22.6.) the church will be closed.

Weddings, concerts and christenings arranged at the Petäjävesi Old Church might cause temporary changes to these opening hours. The church might not be open to the public during family occasions if the family holding the ceremony wants to keep the event closed. Weddings are held nearly every Saturday afternoon in the summer, so please be prepared to wait for a little while or call us in advance to check the schedule. A church service open for the public is held in the Old Church on most Sundays in the summer at 10 AM or 1 PM. Under is a list of known reservations:

Opening hours on winter season

The church will be closed from the 1st of September 2024 to the 31st of May 2025.

On winter season, we are open only by reservation. Group visits may be arranged, if the visit is reserved at least two weeks in advance. The reservation has to be paid in advance. Please note that during winter season, we will sent replies from mondays to thursdays only. Reservations and more information: opas@petajavesi.fi.

Summer season

• Adult: €9
• Pensioner, student, unemployed: €6
• Groups of 10+ people: €6 / person
• Children from 7 to 15 years €2, younger ones for free

The admission fees include a guided tour of approximately 30 minutes. Guided tours begin at 11 am, 1 pm, 3 pm and 5 pm or by request.

You can buy a ticket either from our web store or on site at the church. The means of payment are cash, debit and credit cards.

A popular group travel site

Learn more about the fascinating wooden churches of Central Finland

Experience all three wooden churches from the 18th century in the region by booking a guided group tour to the churches of Petäjävesi, Keuruu and Pihlajavesi.

The price of this ticket is €14.50 per person,

and it includes admission fees and guided tours in Finnish at the sites (the tour takes about 2.5 hours in total). The minimum size of a group is 20 persons.

Reservations and more information: museo@keuruu.fi, tel. +358 (0)40 965 5597 or opas@petajavesi.fi , tel. +358 (0)40 582 2461.

Parking

The parking lot of the Old Church is located by highway 23, and it can be found easily by following the signs. The parking lot has plenty of space for cars and coaches and tables for enjoying a snack. The walk from the parking lot to the Old Church is approximately 200 metres. People with reduced mobility can drive closer to the church from the north via the road Siltatie. 

Food and restaurants

In Petäjävesi, café and restaurant services are provided by e.g. restaurant Kanttari, Petäjäveden Pizzeria & Kebab, Heinähattu, serivce station Kyläseppä, SoppaGrilli23 and Hakamaa sheep farm. During the summer, visitors are also typically served by the Lemettilä farm barn café. We recommend checking the opening hours of the cafés and restaurants before visiting. You can also enjoy your own snacks on the church stairs and in the yard.

Toilets

There is no indoor toilet in the Old Church, but the yard is equipped with outhouses that can be used in the summer. One of the outhouses is accessible to wheelchair users.

Accessibility

The Petäjävesi Old Church is not fully barrier-free. The building is old, its floors are not completely level, and some thresholds are high. The stairs outside the building are also quite steep. Wheelchair access to the Old Church is currenlty unavailable. People with reduced mobility can drive closer to the church from the north via the road Siltatie.